Dave Stotts grew up geeking out over movie soundtracks and imagining himself as a swashbuckling filmmaker—until an eight-year-old boy walked out of Raiders of the Lost Ark forever changed. What hooked him wasn’t just the adventure or the face-melting scene; it was a cool archaeologist treating the Bible like it actually happened in real places, real history.

For over twenty years, Dave has hosted and edited Drive Thru History, taking viewers on fast-paced, on-location journeys across Israel, Turkey, Greece, Rome, and beyond—standing where apostles preached, martyrs died, and early churches endured fierce persecution. From drone shots over ancient ruins to tracing Paul’s footsteps through forgotten roads, he uncovers the unmistakable fingerprints of God in history, showing that Christianity isn’t myth or metaphor—it’s anchored in time, space, and undeniable reality.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Dave shares how visiting these sacred sites makes the Bible leap off the page, confronts modern lukewarm faith with Jesus’ own words to the seven churches, and reminds us that the church has endured 2,000 years of hell trying—and failing—to stamp it out. He reflects on the weight of standing on the shoulders of brave men and women who gave everything for the gospel, and how that perspective makes our petty complaints feel small.

But the deepest moment comes when he tells the story of a Virginia father who heard his special-needs son fall into a septic tank, jumped in after him, and pushed him to safety—going under himself in the process. It’s a raw picture of sacrificial love, heroic manhood, and ultimately what Christ did for us.

Full of adventure, humor, history, and hard truth, this episode is for anyone who loves the intersection of faith and real places, who’s tired of shallow Christian media, or who needs a fresh reminder that history isn’t random—it’s God’s story, and He’s still writing it through ordinary, faithful lives.

One host. Countless ancient roads. One urgent call: see the past clearly, live the faith boldly, and remember that true heroism often looks like quiet, costly obedience no one else sees.

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